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Successful Programs for Undergraduate Women in Science and Engineering: Adapting versus Adopting the Institutional Environment
| Title | Successful Programs for Undergraduate Women in Science and Engineering: Adapting versus Adopting the Institutional Environment |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Fox, Mary, Sonnert Gerhard, and Nikiforova Irina |
| Journal | Research in Higher Education |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pagination | 333-353 |
| Type of Article | Article |
| Publication Language | eng |
| ISSN Number | 03610365 |
| Accession Number | 37043070 |
| Keywords | education , EDUCATION, Higher , ENGINEERING , ENGINEERING -- Study & teaching , gender , Higher , Institutional , INSTITUTIONAL environment , POSTSECONDARY , POSTSECONDARY education , professional , PROFESSIONAL education of women , programs , QUALITATIVE , Qualitative Research , SCIENCE , undergraduate , Undergraduate education , UNDERGRADUATES , Women , WOMEN -- Education (Higher) , WOMEN in science |
| Abstract | In this study of programs offered by universities for undergraduate women in science and engineering, the authors found that programs that regarded issues, problems and solutions as rooted in institutional/structured centered as opposed to individual/student centered had more positive outcomes in the number of undergraduate degrees awarded to women in science and engineering. |
| Notes | Fox, Mary 1; Email Address: mary.fox@gatech.edu Sonnert, Gerhard 2 Nikiforova, Irina 3; Affiliation: 1: School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology, 307 DM Smith Building Atlanta 30332-0345 USA 2: Harvard University, Cambridge USA 3: School of History, Technology, and Society, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta 30332-0345 USA; Source Info: Jun2009, Vol. 50 Issue 4, p333; Subject Term: INSTITUTIONAL environment; Subject Term: WOMEN -- Education (Higher); Subject Term: UNDERGRADUATES; Subject Term: WOMEN in science; Subject Term: ENGINEERING -- Study & teaching; Subject Term: PROFESSIONAL education of women; Subject Term: EDUCATION, Higher; Subject Term: POSTSECONDARY education; Subject Term: QUALITATIVE research; Author-Supplied Keyword: Engineering; Author-Supplied Keyword: Gender; Author-Supplied Keyword: Programs; Author-Supplied Keyword: Science; Author-Supplied Keyword: Undergraduate education; Author-Supplied Keyword: Women; Number of Pages: 21p; Illustrations: 8 Charts; Document Type: Article |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11162-009-9120-4 |
